At A Glance

24 June 2021 at a glance

Day of the week
24 June 2021 was a Thursday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Good 4 U” by Olivia Rodrigo.
Top Film of 2021
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2021
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2021 was the Toyota HiLux.
Star sign
The star sign for 24 June is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 24 June 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 24 June 2021 was Full Moon.

On this day: 24 June

  • 2004 In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional.
  • 2010 At Wimbledon, John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France, in the longest match in professional tennis history.
  • 2010 Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia.
  • 2022 In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Constitution does not assign the authority to regulate abortions to the federal government, thereby returning such authority to the individual states. This overturns the prior decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992).
  • 2023 The Wagner Group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin launches an insurrection against the Russian government.

Famous people born on 24 June

  • Lionel Messi, Argentine footballer (born 1987)
  • Minka Kelly, American actress (born 1980)
  • Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexican politician (born 1962)
  • Mindy Kaling, American actress and producer (born 1979)

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Events of 2021 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 January – The words of the Australian national anthem, "Advance Australia Fair", are changed for the first time since 1984, amending the line "For we are young and free" to "For we are one and free".
  • 15 February – 142,000 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Australia.
  • 13 March – The 2021 Western Australian state election is held with the incumbent McGowan Labor government winning with an increased majority.

Life in Australia in 2021

Prime Minister

Scott Morrison

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.45

Loaf of Bread

$3.90

Average House

$720,000

Weekly Wage

$1,770.00

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